March Fishing Charter Report 2016
Capt. Jared Simonetti
March 8, 2016
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
March is finally here and so is the warm weather!! Fishing is also getting warmer by the day throughout all of the Tampa, Clearwater, and St.Pete! Trout, Redfish, Snook, and Sheepshead are all being caught. In the next couple of weeks bait will be showing back up and fishing will be Epic!
Trout fishing in both the Clearwater harbor and in Old Tampa Bay, has yielded good number of trout for the past two months. Live select shrimp has still been the bait of choice, but jigs are also working just as effectively. Live sardines are slowing starting to show up and if you can get them, the trout can't resit them. Most of the trout being caught lately have been mid slot size, and make great table fair.
Redfish schools are starting to push their way into the Clearwater and St.Pete area, and the bigger numbers of fish should be showing up any day now. The size of the fish is also improving. I been still been catching a bunch of lower slot reds, but there are some over slots are making their way into the mix. Live shrimp, pinfish, and cut bait have all been working. Gold spoons and soft plastic scented baits are also a good option.
Snook season is now open! Snook are finally starting to come out of the backwater creeks, canals, bayous and rivers and should start to turn on once the water reaches the low 70's any-day now. Snook are being caught on occasion right now, but over the next week or two that will be changing big time! Jigs and suspending twitch baits are producing for anglers fishing in the backwater areas. Live Jumbo shrimp will also work, but if you have sardines the Snook won't think twice, as they haven't seen them in months. Remeber snook season is open and will run until April 30th. Slot size is 28"-33".
Sheepshead fishing has been on awesome over the past two weeks with plenty of big spawning size fish around. Docks, rock piles, brigde pillings, reefs, and just about any structure will hold sheepshead. Live shrimp or fiddler crabs on a small J hook have been working well, and even fresh dead shrimp will work. The slot limit is 12" and 15 per. person. Sheepshead do also make great table fair!
Tight lines,
Capt.Jared Simonetti
727-831-0111
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www.CaptJared.com
Target Species:
Trout, Redfish, Snook, Sheepshead
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